Eye surgery hopes dashed Patients suffer complications after Cuba
LESS THAN a year after the 'Miracle Operation' programme, which allows Jamaicans with serious eye problems to visit Cuba free of charge to receive treatment from that nation's top ophthalmologists ...
Gun ban proposal for Clarendon PC meetings
MAY PEN, Clarendon: MAYOR OF May Pen Milton Brown is moving to stop Clarendon parish councillors from taking their licensed firearms to council meetings.
Bahia Principe Hotel case gets second stay
MR. JUSTICE Bryan Sykes yesterday granted an additional 21-day stay of his order, to shut down operations, when the owners of the Bahia Principe Hotel under construction at Pear Tree Bottom in Runaway Bay, St. Ann, appeared in the Supreme Court.
ACROSS THE NATION
Black River, ST. ELIZABETH After spending almost $4 million to construct an animal pound at Myersville, the St. Elizabeth Parish Council is yet to operate the facility or have it operated by a private contractor.
Hectors River residents benefit from NHF visit
PORT ANTONIO, Portland: THE NATIONAL Health Fund (NHF) held a community day and workshop at the Seaside Friends Church, in Hectors River, Portland, on Thursday, offering free treatment and advice to more than 300 residents from nearby communities.
Let's talk ... relationships - God helped our marriage
Dear Counsellor: I AM a regular reader of your column and I feel I would like to share a little of my relationship with your readers.
Let's talk ... life - I am afraid of hurricanes
Dear Counsellor: MY CONCERN is about the upcoming hurricane season. Last year I developed panic attacks and nightmares after the passage of the hurricanes.
Could racism mar the World Cup in Germany?
JAMAICAN FOOTBALL fans appear to be undaunted by the threat of racism and neo-Nazi rallies at the World Cup in Germany this summer.
We will not sign the MoU BITU
THE BUSTAMANTE Industrial Trade Union (BITU) says it will not sign on to the successor two-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for public sector workers on Monday, as agreed to by the Joint Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU) and the Government.
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